Sheet-metal-constructed cabinet.



J. W. KENYON.

SHEET METAL CONSTRUCTED CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 16, 19M.

Patented Ma 2, 1916.

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SHEET METAL CONSTRUCTED CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1914.

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JAMES W. KENYON, OF" MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T0 THE S'I-IAWiL-WALKER COMPANY. OF MUSKEGON. MICF-IIGAN, A CORPORATION GIT MICHIGAN.

SHEET-METAL-CONSTRUCTED CABINET. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 16. 1914. Serial No. 8331930.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern:

PM it known that l. Jun-1s \Y. KENYUX. a citizeu 'of the l nited States. residing at .\luskegou. in the county of .\luskegon and State of i\lichigau. have invented new and.

useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal tlon- .structed Cabinets. of which the following is a specification. 1

' .\l present invention relates to sheet metal-coustrucled cabinets. and its object to provide a structure of that character which shall be easily and economically manufactured and which shall he stvong and durablemuler service c mditions. as well as pleasing in appearance. This object is attained by. and the invention finds a preferableembodiment in. the structure hereinafter described and illustrated by the ac companying drawings. in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of such a structure: Fig. 2 is a similar but fragmentary view of theupper front part thereof: Fig. I) is a like view of the upperrear part of the same: Fig. r is a view similar to Fig.

i 2. but with the top removed: Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3. but with the top removed: and Figs. 0. 7. S, i) and lo illustrate modilications: Fig. (l is a view in perspective of one such modification; Fig. 1' is a similar view ofanother: Fig. 8 a like view of another: Fig. 9 is a similar view of another mmlilication: and Fig. 10 is still another like view of a fifth modification.

The cabinet is made of metal (as steel) sheets constituting the walls. one being formed with an angularly-disposed flange shaped to provide a ledge or shoulder projecting fronrthe surface of a second wall to which such flange is joined, and to abut against a third walls like flange similarly projecting from said second \valls said surface. I

.To illustrate my present invention, three adjoining walls .ofa cabinet are to be shown,-a top or bottom, a front or back, and one side: in the drawings, the reference character 1 designates theentire cabinet, 2

the top, 3 the bottom, 5 the back, 6 the-front (such front in the construction shown being represented by front stiles only), and 8 the sides, 9 designating the body portion of the back or front as distinguished from their flanges 7, and 4 designating such flanges of forming said flange l.

the top or bottom as distinguished from their bod) portions 2 or The top and bottom may be, as shown of identical and usual form and'construction, each being a metal sheet bent and fashioned in well-kuowu manner into the shape of a box lid or cover of ordinary form having a. vertically-extending rin'rat its periphery as shown. The flanges and T of the walls a ;e... integral therewith in all the views excepting Figs. 7 and 5). wherein they are shown of a separate piece ll. in the form of angle bars; these flanges are united to the surface of an adjoining wall. as by welding, and their end portions are shaped to provide the ledges or shoulders 10 adapted to abut against a third.

wall's like flange sin'iilarly,united to Said surface. it will be seen that the two flanges.

other views. the end portion of one flange, abuts against the side of the other; and theshape of the parts may of course be varied without departing from my invention.

In Fig. (1. the side is composed of two metal sheets laid together side by side, and the front stile o is bent to overlie their edges and the outer side of the outer sheet: in

Fig. 7 the member 9 abuts against the ed e of the member .8. and the corner piece -1 overlies the outer side of both such mom hers:- in Fig. 8. 9 is bent at right angles forming a flange 7 whlch overlies the mem- 'ber 8: in Fig. 9 the member 11', (the corner piece) overlies the members 8 and 9: and in F 10, the stile 6 is bent to overlie both the inner and the outer'sides of the memher 8.

Not confining myself to details of formand construction shown or described, I claim 1. A cabinet having a wall, a second Wall with an singularly-disposed flange joined to the first wall and forming-a ledge project'- joinedto the first 'Wall and abuttingagainst said ledge, the body portion of the second Patented May 2, 12916."

ing from the first Walls surface, and a third 7 Wall having 1 an angularly-disposed flange Wall extending toward-the third wall furangularly-disposecl flange joined to the first 10' wall and abutting; against said ledg the central portion of the stilevextenunl toward thesecond Wall further-than the ledge-forming flange of the stile.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JAMES W. KENYON.

\Vitnesses:

C. B. VAN DYJuc, DAVID E. HUNTER. 

